Mate

Marian is pushed on the stage as she falls on her knees. She can't see anything but can hear exciting noises from every angel in the room. Someone pulls her up and takes off the blindfold. The bright lights that greeted her almost made her blind as she struggled to regain her vision. Blinking hard, Marian's heart beats in fear as she pants heavily.

Hundreds of alphas and nobles are present to witness her humiliation. Their lustful gazes are trying to undress her as she holds her breath in fear. Never has she ever felt this way before.

Marian is very much aware that she is wearing a plain white rug with blue stripes which all the captives were forced to wear. The lustful eyes of the crowd disgusted and frightened her.

What if it was true? What if she was going to be stripped naked before them?

Her heart pounded in her chest as her legs danced in fear at the thought of how she is going to be humiliated alone. She lowered her head and fried so hard as tears streamed down her face. Lord Damien comes on the stage and pulls her up to stand straight as if she is a showpiece for display.

"Look at that beautiful face and succulent body." Lord Damien declares to the guests as he patronizes her to them. "Don't you think this porcelain skin is worth millions of creds?"

Ths alphas and nobles cheer in unison. They have never beheld such an exquisite beauty before. Her long golden hair is shining under the lights. They are lusting after her small, delicate frame which teh can easily crush under their weight. Her fair skin is bright and oozing with the glow of her youth and by her scent, they know that she is untouched. It only aroused their desires.

"We will start the bidding at five million creds!" Lord Damien announced loudly.

"Twenty million!" One alpha offers. He is a huge man with a sleazy look and long beards which only scared Marian.

"Sixty five million!" A noble man screamed his offer. Marian looked at where the man was sitting as fear engulfed her. He has two bloodshot eyes and sharp teeth like a shark which could devour into her skin.

"Alec…" Marian whispers in dismay as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Seventy million!" A nobleman yells. Hisbeadu eyes are.on her and he is licking his lips. The man I already horny by the blonde beauty who is on sale.

"Eighty million!"

"Ninety!" And so on and so on as the bidding keeps going higher to one hundred and ten million creds.

"Come on noblemen and alphas! You can do more!" Lord Damien yells as he is not pleased with the bidding price.

"Come on! That's more than enough money to buy her and besides, we haven't even see what lies underneath that rug or we leave!" One of the alpha's shouted in annoyance as the others yelled and screamed which created a great noise as they also agreed with him.

"Okay! How about I strip her naked? Will you raise your bidding?" Lord Damien offers heartlessly which made Marian's heart to pound loudly as if it wants to jump out of her chest as the crowd screams "YES!!!"

Damien turned around and moves closer to Marian who is shaking her heading fear and with her eyes wandering around the crowd as though she is searching for something.

Meanwhile, the duke still feels strange in this place and he knows that this girl also feels the same as he is sure that she can feel the connectivity between them after observing how she keeps tilting her head here and there as if searching for something.

As Lord Damien pulled down the zip of Marian's clothes, the duke who was quiet and watching them all along during the bidding saw the fear in Marian's eyes which is also written all over her face.

"Strip her naked! See those sexy straight legs! Let's see what more is under those rags before I pay!"

"Last price going…"

"One hundred and fifty million creds! But I will pay after seeing her naked and confirming if she is a virgin or not!" An alpha, the tallest of them all loudly offered as everyone cheered.

"Alright then!" The host, Lord Damien replies as he begins to pull down Marian's dress by the arm.

"One hundred and fifty million?" Marian gasps. The uikt of loosing her dignity and innocence is torturing her. With this prifez she is already sold off.

"Anymore bidders?" Lord Damien asks the crows as it went silent, all in anticipation of seeing Marian's naked body.

"One hundred and fifty million going once!" The host begins to count. "One hundred and fifty million going twice! One hundred and fifty million going-"

"Five hundred million creds!"

It was the duke. He removed his hat and let his silver hair fall down his shoulders as he got up and walked towards the stage,

The alpha is outraged as he turns to attack the duke, whose price is higher than his when their eyes met and he is engulfed in fear and shock.

Scarlet. The duke has scarlet eyes!

"L- Lycan!" He gasps and kneels in front of him. The duke if ored him as he moved towards the stage.

"Five hundred million going once! Five hundred million going twice! Five hundred million going thrice! Sold!"

It is a death sentence for Marian. She is shattered noe and is going to become the slave to a lycan who will treat her worse than a piece of dirt. As the duke approaches further, the scent his her stronger and makes her weak in her bones.

The host is trying to pull down her clothes when the duke stops him.

"Why you do want to strip my slave? Get your hands off her!" The duke warns as Lord Damien apologizes and moves away for him.

"Let's go home, mate."

"Mate?" Marian wonders what this is all about. The duke can see the confusion in her eyes as he smiles. His eyes are scarlet, like that of a pure blooded lycan.

The duke unties Marian's hands, the scent grows stronger as she falls into his arms immediately she is released. His arms are strong enough to stop her from falling just in time as he zips her dress for her, his hands touching her bare skin which sent shrills running down her spine.